Upgrade Your Handbag Collection With a Quilted Purse

What is it about a quilted bag that just automatically exudes an upscale vibe? While the texture itself isn’t anything innovative, modern, or particularly edgy (in fact, it’s more grandma-chic than anything that could be described as “edgy”), the look nearly always manages to read as expensive, no matter what the brand or how much you actually paid for it (definitely a good thing in my nonexistent bag-buying handbook). Maybe it’s because it’s classically simple yet rich in texture, or maybe it’s the modern prep school vibe a la Gossip Girl, or, most likely, perhaps its the unavoidable association with the similarly-textured iconic Chanel bag (aka the handbag Holy Grail). Whatever the reason, while other handbag trends are boasting excess hardware, sequin details, and zippers galore, the quilted bag is keeping it cute and classy in a retro-modern way!